The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
DIR. Pope ON the Tariff.
(Letter to the augusta Chronicle.

aAoSono h0o 0iouo thecCtIS Ill NEW
York developed one fact certainly,
and that is that Democracy, Repub.
licanism and Agrarianism can all
meet on q common lcvel when it
comes to discussing free trade. Does
1t not prove that neither the Demo
cratic nor Republican parties rcc6g-
, nizo free trade, and that the members
,Ofthose parties who do, must 20 out.
side of their respective parties to do
SO? The platform of the Democratic
partyecalls for "a tariff for revenue
, only" Thus the party admits the
tact that free trade is impossible,
and that we must have tariff suff1.
ciept to meet the expenses of govern.
Ymsnt,l = economically administered.
i!Thereis but one way of raising an
amount of money sufficient to meet
the expenses Of government, and
! that Is by direct taxation. Are We
prepared for this? If not, we had
better. let well enough alone.
The Democratic party is pledged
to a reduction Of tue tariff, to the end
that there shall no longer be a sur
plus over the expenses of the govern
! ment. AS it Is now, onethird of the
circulating medium of the country
lover FIVE hundred millions of dollars)
is locked up in the vault of the Treas.
uryi ,at Washington. This makes
money scarce, as it leaves only about
one thousand millions of dollars as
the circulating medium for over sixty
millions Of people, when we should
have at least thirty dollars per capita,
or eighteen hundred millions of dol
lara. 1t Is true that the present ad-
ministratton has turned loose q large
amount by calling in and paying off
the greater part Of the three per cent
bonds, thus setting free this money
for investment in other ways. TO
this we may attribute, in a great
measure, the building Of hundreds of
miles of railroads in the South, to.
gether with the development of the
coal and iron interests of Alabama
and other Southern States. The
sooner the National Government pays
aof it's indebtedness and ceases to be
I a borrower Of the capital Of the coun.
try, the bctter will it be for the peo.
pie generally; when turned loose this
money must and will seek investment
in lands, mines, foundries, railroads,
etc., and will as consequence, be
put In circulation. Property of all
kinds will then enhance in value, and
the country will again be prosperous.
When the national debt is paid the
tariff can be reduced in proportion.
lie, who favors national debt and
at the same time favors a reduction
Of the tariff is certainly inconsistent,
for the one certainly follows the other.
A national debt is not blessing, or
a necessity, in democratic govern.
ment. 1t may be in monarchial
form Of government. where to perpet.
uate 1t the moneyed men must be.
come interested in it's debt.
1fthe Democrats desire tariff re.
form they have only to stick to their
party to get it. If they desire free
: trade they must go elsewhere, for the
Democratic party is not so foolish as
TO preach doctrine which is impos.
hsible. As long as the government
exists it must have the means OF SUP.
port and this can only be obtained
through the tariff and internal revc.
nue--.to cut off the latter will only
increase the amount to be raised by
the former. In other words for cvcry
dollar cut off of the internal revenue
there must be a corresponding in.
, bcfense Of the tariff. Let them both
= stand, but let the tariff be reduced
all that tit'can be safely. Those who
desire free trade should remember in
addition to its being an impossibility
that England desires it-sho feels so
kindly to America and Americans
that she desires itp
Never take the advice Of your ene-
imios. They seek not to benefit US
but themselves. They would destroy
American manufacturers and Ameri.
can workingmen. We do not desire
to soc our citizens who are now get.
ting fair wages reduced to a level
With the half paid English working.
men. And yet free trade means
nothing else, for with it every mill
Sand foundry and shop in the country
would close, or the price of labor
~ would be reduced. Let the working
mon Of this country pause and re.
fleet before they adopt any such doc.
trine. for it means nothing more nor
less than their degradation and en-.
- %slavement. "Never take the advice
ofyour enemies" S. PopE.